44th Drink [Audio//Common]
My liquah be tastin' like turnips. Dat just be all kinds of wrong. Dis be da first time I actually t'ought pourin' da boddle out.
Makes jah wondah if sometin' be goin' wrong, or dey just stopped carin' 'bout keepin' up da illusion dey got goin' here.
[Locked to Talia 10% Unhackable]
Joo busy?
Makes jah wondah if sometin' be goin' wrong, or dey just stopped carin' 'bout keepin' up da illusion dey got goin' here.
[Locked to Talia 10% Unhackable]
Joo busy?
A task on a ship such as this, but an assignment she was planning on taking seriously.
She is midway through deck five when her communicator lights up to Kevas' voice. She chuckles softly as he complains about the liquor flavors, thumbing open her own comm as he speaks directly to her.]
You know .. I believe we had alcohol that was turnip based at the pubs on my world. Granted, I doubt that they tasted as much as turnips as you might be encountering .. I don;t think I've had a single meal taste quite the way I've expected since before the party..
Just patrolling on deck five, love .. Is everything alright?
[Talia, paranoid? Yeah, maybe a little .. but when DON'T things hit the fan here?]
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[He chuckles softly.]
Hopefully. Jah mind comin' down to Ouh House?
[Kevas sounds immensely proud of himself right now.]
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Well, if it's still alcoholic, it's really a matter of personal preference, isn't it? Mayhaps there are some hereabouts that enjoy the taste of turnips or beets when they indulge themselves?
[Her lilt is teasing, the smile apparent in her voice. Then she shakes her head, although it is not a visual feed.]
I wouldn't mind at all, Kevas.
[And she's already on her way as she finishes agreeing to join him. It would hardly be much of a push to get her to join him anywhere on the ship.
She arrives at Our House, stepping past the threshold with weapons in place before scanning the room quickly. Her expression both softens and brightens as she sights upon Kevas, shields easing as she caresses gently across his mind in greeting. No emotion reading here, lover, just happy ta see ya!]
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[Kevas doesn't respond to anything after that. He's much too busy keeping himself calm at the moment. His heart feels like it wants to shoot out of his chest again.
Once she gets there she'll find all the tables have been moved to the side with the exception of one at the very center of the restaurant. A meal for two of grilled fish and seasoned potatoes is set on the table. It's nothing too fancy but it's the best he could manage, although with the food tasting as strangely as it does how can he mess it up? There's a bottle of champagne sitting on the desk as well.
Food isn't the only thing set out. The light's have been dimmed and a few candles light the room. In the center of the table is a box in gift wrap. It looks like Kevas has gone all out on this.
Kevas himself is standing by the table and smiling at Talia. A nice shudder runs down his back from her mental greeting.]
Hey love.
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Her heart is suddenly in her throat as her gaze flits over a small box sitting atop the table, between two deliciously prepared looking plates. She has no doubt of the effort Kevas has put into this and it's amazing to her that he's managed to do it all right under her nose.
If her smile was bright before, it's radiant as she makes her way over to him, shadows cast over the floor.]
Heyla and merrily met.
[She stops only when she's right in front of him, gaze lifted to meet his as he shivers; his pleasure is really the fore of her thoughts. Her voice is a husky lilt of ( ... )
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Kevas is very good at not being caught when he doesn't want to be. Of course she'll only need to worry about that when he pulls off things like this.]
But it only be half as beautiful as joo.
[His voice is thick with the love he feels for her. It's things such as these he really takes pleasure from. At his heart, Kevas truly is a romantic soul.]
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She feels the love from his end and it manages to darken the happy flush that is spreading across her cheeks under his gentle caress.]
Charmer.
[But the pleasure in her voice is unmistakable. She rises on her tip toes and touches her lips to his, her hands resting lightly against his chest. When she pulls back enough to speak, her voice is low and adoring.] Whatever is the occasion? [She sweeps the table with her gaze and looks back to him.]
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[Kevas leans in a bit to help her reach. There is no better reward for what he's doing than to see the joy it gives her. He never got to do anything like this when he was with Lith. The chance just never arose. Such is life when you live the life he did. Now though, he plans on giving Talia as many special moments he can.]
Do I be needin' a reason to wanna make joo happy? Just to see joo smile be nuff fuh me.
[Well, there was a reason behind all of this. Despite what she told him, he still wants to repay her for the way she helped him. He's not exactly sure if this matched that special moment when she healed his mind but damn if he wasn't going to try.
The troll grabs the box off the table and hands it to her.]
Fuh joo.
[And that's not the only present he has in store for her.]
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Nay, you do not .. [Her voice is soft, his answer just hitting every soft spot she has. She'd never expected any sort of repayment for the aide she had given him in his healing, wishing only to see him hale and well. Seeing the relief the healing had brought him had been reward enough in her eyes. So, to see the gift he's offering her, wrapped neatly, is a surprise in its own right.
She takes it, eyes widening as she looks from it to him.]
For me? Kevas .. you needn't have gotten me anything. [A hand rises to touch his cheek briefly, but she accepts the package and begins to open it. Pleasure brushes across his thoughts, both at the surprise and the gesture of there being a gift at all.]
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Course I didn't need to, just wanted to.
[When she touches his cheek Kevas takes her hand in his own and gives it a brief kiss before letting it go.
He waits excitedly as she opens the gift, his heart racing. By the Loa he hopes she likes it. He'll have to thank Alice again after this. The pleasure she sends him causes another tingle to run down his spine. Damn does he love her.]
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His words bring a tender smile to her lips as and his touch makes her stomach vault and flip. She can feel his mounting excitement as she begins to open the package and she has to pause and catch her breath a moment.
Everything about him gives her pause for breath and makes her heart nearly seize in her chest. By Haven was she in love with him.
She finishes unwrapping and finally opens the box itself. Her gasp and the surge of pleasure and delight would be palpable to even those she wasn't unshielded to right now.]
Kevas!!! [She looks up at him, face an open reflection of her delight before she looks down again and withdraws the blue hat, similar in make to his own purple hat, save for the colors ( ... )
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He can feel her love practically radiating from her and he does what he can to send it right back to her. Talia you are his one and only. Kevas drinks in every second of her reaction before leaning in to give her a quick kiss on the cheek.]
And dat ain't be all.
[Kevas pulls back the sleeves of his shirts and winks at her.]
Notin' up my sleeves...
[The troll makes some fancy, sweeping hand gestures and then balls his hand into a fist. When he opens it there's a silver bell sitting in his palm.]
I love joo sweetheart.
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However, just when she thinks it's reached the pinnacle of the evening, without even touching the food he'd prepared. Her eyes widen and she watches his flourishing effects with delight.]
Mmm..
[She stills as he pulls out the silver bell, eyes widening as her hands fly up to cover her gasp. Her eyes begin to tear up as the sheer significance of the gift hits her full force like a brick. She swallows around the knot that has formed in her throat, mind soaring with a mixture of amazement, shock, grief and love. Her hazel eyes dart up and she meets Kevas' gaze with her own, tears sliding down over her cheeks ( ... )
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When she tries to show him just how important the bell is, he doesn't entirely understand it all. Mostly because it's so much over a short time. What he does understand though is that this is very dear to her, much more than he previously thought.
Kevas takes her into his arms and holds her there. She's his everything, and to have made her this happy...that's a gift all on its own.]
I love joo too Talia, and joo be meanin' so damn much to me. It be meanin' da world to me to see jah dis happy. I ain't evah wanna be widout jah.
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She folds into his arms, clinging to him as she gathers her wits. She couldn't believe this was happening, but by Haven if he wasn't perfection in her eyes.
She takes a few steadying breaths, simply radiating pure and uncontrolled joy and love. The fact that he'd gone out of his way to give her something that was important and meaningful to HIM as well as something so incredibly meaningful to HER.
His words draw a hiccuped sob of joy and she pulls back from him enough to jump up the short distance and snag her arms around his neck, kissing him passionately. Remarkably, neither hat goes toppling off.
Oh Kevas, as much as you say Talia has you wrapped around her finger, you've got her securely about your own.]
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He'd gone out of his way only because it's her. Only because she means so much to him and he had to show it. She's done so much for him. She deserves this. She deserves this and more.
Kevas holds the kiss for as long as he can before pulling away. His eyes slowly open and he locks them with hers. A loving smile makes its way across his lips as he holds her. She's perfect to him, and nothing can convince him otherwise.]
Joo be my everytin' Talia.
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